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I just found (2011/05/01 09:20am italian time zone) in my RSS reader these two titles from the two biggest Italian newspapers:
Corriere della Sera: one million people in Rome for Wojtyla beatification
Repubblica: 200 thousands people for Wojtyla, Rome invaded by pilgrims
[](/images/wojtyla_cifre.png) they link at the articles you see in this screenshot. Reading them, it seems that Repubblica refers to the people who participated in the all-night prayer vigil and then moved to S.